Here's a poem from my book, The Teachers are in Trouble and Other Rhymes. Enjoy! 

Faking It

Today I really wanted to sleep,
as school just makes me blue.
And so I decided to stay at home,
telling Mum I had the flu.

Instead she pulled my bed sheets off,
she wasn’t that easy to fool.
‘You don’t have the flu,’ she said,
‘Get your butt to school.’

And so I bounded out of bed
and very soon was dressed.
I knew I’d soon be back at school
feeling pretty stressed.

I wish I didn’t feel so scared.
I wish I felt invincible.
But I absolutely cannot handle
being the school principal.